HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA Shares Sold by UniSuper Management Pty Ltd

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd lessened its holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,621 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,752 shares during the quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $33,904,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HCA. Norges Bank acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth $1,262,513,000. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth about $374,037,000. Viking Global Investors LP lifted its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 58.5% in the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 1,872,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $717,214,000 after purchasing an additional 690,773 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in HCA Healthcare by 4,545.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 663,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,686,000 after acquiring an additional 649,058 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the third quarter worth about $115,530,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on HCA. Mizuho boosted their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $540.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Stephens lowered their target price on HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on HCA Healthcare from $593.00 to $534.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Truist Financial set a $413.00 target price on HCA Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on HCA Healthcare from $551.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.14.

HCA Healthcare Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE HCA opened at $377.81 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $431.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $474.09. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $330.00 and a one year high of $556.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.99, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.12.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($0.04). HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 295.93% and a net margin of 8.89%.The company had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $6.45 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.73%.

HCA Healthcare Profile

HCA Healthcare is a for?profit operator of healthcare facilities headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1968, the company owns and operates a network of hospitals and related healthcare facilities and has grown through organic expansion and acquisitions to become a large provider of inpatient and outpatient services.

The company’s core activities include the operation of acute care hospitals, freestanding surgical and emergency centers, and outpatient clinics. HCA’s services encompass inpatient care, surgical services, emergency medicine, diagnostic imaging and laboratory testing, and various outpatient and ambulatory care offerings.